Stay safe
General help:
What can I do to help myself cope? Simple activities for coping
Make a mental health crisis safety plan or plan for a mental health crisis Good to consider in anticipation of a crisis
You Feel Like Shit: Simple interactive guide that can help you feel better or figure out what could be making you feel worse
A Simple Mental Health Pain Scale: This has helped me explain the severity of my situation to others. Easy to understand and can be applied to lots of circumstances.
Freerice: When you are overwhelmed because you feel like you can't help others enough, here is something you can do that costs nothing.
USA:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (USA): 988
National Sexual Assault/RAINN Hotline [USA]: (800) 656-4673
Exhale Pro-Voice after-abortion support line [USA and Canada]: 617-749-2948 - check their operating hours here
Human Trafficking Hotline [USA]: 1-(800) 373-7888
Drug Abuse National Helpline: 1-(800) 662-4357
Trans Lifeline [USA]: (877) 656-8860 - check their operating hours here
LGBT National Hotline [USA and Canada]: (888) 843-4564 - check their operating hours here
All Nations Hotline (for Indigenous people in the USA): text "SUPPORT" to (402) 275-2444
Canada:
Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Canadian Gender-based Violence Resources (including provincial and territorial crisis hotlines): click here
Exhale Pro-Voice after-abortion support line [Canada and USA]: 617-749-2948 - check their operating hours here
Human Trafficking Hotline [Canada]: 1-(833) 900-1010
Canadian Drug Rehab Addiction Services Directory: 1-(866) 462-6362
Trans Lifeline [Canada]: (877) 330-6366 - check their operating hours here
LGBT National Hotline [Canada and USA]: (888) 843-4564 - check their operating hours here
Hope for Wellness Helpline (for Indigenous people in Canada): 1-855-242-3310
UK and Ireland:
Mental health crises [UK]: call 111 or go to 111 online
Pieta suicide/crisis helpline [Ireland]: 1800 247 2477 or text "HELP" to 51444
Samaritans suicide/crisis hotline [UK and Ireland]: call 116 123 or call 0808 164 0123 for Welsh-language services
NHS post-abortion resources: here
Alcoholics Anonymous UK: 0800 9177 650
Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline [UK]: 08000 121 700
LGBT Foundation helpline [UK}: 0345 3 30 30 30 - check their operating hours here
LGBT Ireland Helpline: 1800 929 539 - check their operating hours here
LGBT Ireland Transgender Family Support Line: 01 907 3707 - check their operating hours here
London Friend: visit their website for LGBTQ health resources and advice
